WHO:
Easter Seals Florida, Inc.
Chairs: Paul Leone,
The Breakers Palm Beach and H. William Perry,
Gunster Attorneys at Law
Junior Chairs: Sarah
Alsofrom, Gunster Attorneys at Law and
Krista Springer Basore, Leadership Palm Beach County
Honorary Chair: Neil
Merin, NAI Merin Hunter Codman, Inc.
WHAT:
Business training and
networking lunch featuring best selling author and
business leadership expert, Bill Strickland.
As
president and CEO of the Manchester Bidwell
Corporation--an extraordinary jobs training center
and community arts program -- Strickland and his
staff work with corporations, community leaders, and
schools to give disadvantaged kids and adults the
opportunities they need to build a better future. He
delivers a profoundly simple, optimistic message for
leaders: give people the tools they need, treat them
with respect, and they will perform miraculous
deeds.
Bill
Strickland is also the author of
Make the Impossible
Possible, a
recipient of The White House's "Coming Up Taller" Award, and the founder
of the Grammy-winning MCG Jazz, the most successful
jazz subscription series in America.
The Get Down to
Business Lunch is an opportunity to bring together
members of the business community to network with
other local business professionals while engaging
future leaders in the mission of Easter Seals.
WHEN:
Wednesday, November 4,
2009
11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
WHERE:
The Kravis Center,
Cohen Pavilion
701 Okeechobee
Boulevard
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
WHY:
Proceeds from the
event will help children with special needs at the
Easter Seals Igoe-Amar Child Development Center; the
area’s only
full-time preschool combining early intervention
services and pediatric therapies. At Easter Seals,
children ages birth to five, receive comprehensive
treatment for disabilities such as cerebral palsy,
Down syndrome, autism, hearing impairments and other
developmental delays.
HOW MUCH:
$100 per
person; sponsorship opportunities available
GENERAL INFO:
For
reservations contact Easter Seals at
561.640.9521 or
www.fl.easterseals.com